With poker booming across Germany, it was another full house in Dortmund for EPT4. Putting up €8,000 in cash or winning a seat online, 411 of Europe's best players battled it out for their share of a massive €3.1 million prize pool. Young Canadian online pro Mike "Timex" McDonald, winner of the EPT People's Choice award in September, took down the €933,000 first prize, beating Germany’s Andreas Gulunay in convincing style.

McDonald is a deadly online player and in the live tournament arena he looked more confident and sharper than anyone at the final table. Setting traps and picking off bluffs at will, McDonald was playing near-perfect poker. After despatching PokerStars sponsored player Johannes Strassmann from Germany early on, he dominated the final table, eliminating four of the remaining players on his way to the title.

Among the players in Dortmund were Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Noah Boeken and PCA Champion Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, who joined 96 players who won their seats online at PokerStars.

VENUE

Casino Hohensyburg/Dortmund
Hohensyburgstraße 200
44265 Dortmund
Tel: +49 (0) 231 7740 234
Fax: +49 (0) 231 7740 116
E-mail: ept.ho@westspiel.de
Opening Hours: 3pm - 2am (until 5am for Executive Club and Baccarat games)
Dress code: Smart casual = no sportswear, sandals or ripped jeans. In the casino area upstairs, a jacket (but not tie) is required. No jeans.
Minimum age: 18

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